John Edward Flowers (born 26 August 1944) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Stoke City, Doncaster Rovers, Port Vale, and Eastwood in the 1960s and 1970s. He scored four goals in 206 league games in a nine-year career in the Football League,John Flower Stats at Neil Brown stat site with the bulk of these appearances coming at Doncaster, where he won the Fourth Division title in 1968–69. He is the younger brother of Ron Flowers, and the nephew of George Flowers.
Career Flowers was born in Edlington into a sporting family, and he followed in their footsteps, joining Stoke City in 1963. He spent most of his time at the Victoria Ground in the reserves, and after making just nine first-team appearances in three seasons, he was sold to Third Division Doncaster Rovers for £10,000. In his first season at Belle Vue the newly-promoted "Donny" suffered relegation back into the Fourth Division. They finished 10th in 1967–68 before winning the title in 1968–69 under the stewardship of Lawrie McMenemy. Flowers was an ever-present in 1969–70, playing in all of Rovers' 52 fixtures. He played 33 times in 1970–71 as Doncaster were again relegated to the Fourth Division. Flowers scored four goals in 186 first-team games in his five years at Belle Vue. He was signed by Port Vale manager Gordon Lee for a "small fee" in August 1971. He played 37 league and cup games in the 1971–72 season but was handed a free transfer away from Vale Park in May 1972 on account of his "mixed form"; this inconsistency was caused by his other job as a pub licensee. He moved on to non-League Eastwood.
Personal life He is the younger brother of Ron Flowers, who played for England. His uncle was George Flowers who also played for Doncaster Rovers. He was married to Maureen Flowers, a former world champion of darts.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsStoke City1963–64First Division500000501964–65First Division000010101965–66First Division30000030Total80001090Doncaster Rovers1966–67Third Division11000401501967–68Fourth Division34140103911968–69Fourth Division42130204711969–70Third Division46240205221970–71Third Division3102000330Total1644130901864Port Vale1971–72Third Division3402010370Career total20641501102324
Honours Doncaster Rovers Fourth Division: 1968–69
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